3 New Ways Your Smartphone Can Help Your Job Search

Chances are, you do. Since the beginning of the Blackberry era over a decade ago, smartphones have grown in popularity. At the end of 2011, almost half of all mobile phone owners have converted to the smartphone.

And for good reason. Smartphones are extremely helpful. With a smartphone, you can be more productive and distracted at the same time.

That said, it's not surprising that smartphones are also very handy in the job search.

Check out three new ways your smartphone can help you in your job search:

Snap a business card

Business cards are awfully handy. Networking events and industry functions probably can't run without them. But what do you do when you get a few (or a dozen) business cards from an event?

Before you lose that stack of newly-acquired business cards to that place where lost socks and TV remotes go, take a quick picture of the business card so you can add the information to your contacts list later.

Find an app for that

There is an app for nearly every conceivable part of your job search. Need to surf a job board? Grade your resume? How about checking in with LinkedIn? Whatever you need to get hired, an app can help you out.

Make a note

In your job search, a lot of information is swirling around and you need to know all of it. While you might be able to take all of it in, no problem, keeping a hardcopy somewhere is always helpful.

In informational interviews, meetings, or when doing research, make a habit of writing things down in a Google Doc. Better yet, use your phone's email to send notes to yourself, or to an organizational tool like mymaybe.com . You won't need to worry about carrying around or losing a notepad and your notes are available for easy access on your phone or computer.

What do you think?How else can job seekers use their smartphones? Do you have any tips? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

Gerrit Hall is the CEO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web application that reads, analyzes, and grades resumes - instantly. Gerrit has successfully combined his passion for computer science and the careers space by helping job seekers write the best resume possible. You can connect with Gerrit and RezScore on Facebook and Twitter.